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When an employee is promoted between ranks, the employee will receive an increase of 10% of the former salary. An employee's base salary may not be less than the minimum or more than the maximum for the position. d. New Employees All newly hired employees will be considered probationary for the first 6 months of employment, except for sworn police and fire employees, Communications Dispatcher I, Communications Dispatcher II, Communications Dispatcher Supervisor, Social Worker, Senior Social Worker, Social Worker Supervisor, Child Protective Services Worker I, Child Protective Services Worker II, Employment Services Worker, Senior Employment Services Worker, Senior Employment Services Supervisor and Employment Services Supervisor who will continue to serve a 12 month probationary period. An employee may be hired up uo the middle range of the classification without the written approval of the City Manager or his designee. Requests for exceptions must be included on the Employee Selection Review Form for positions covered under Administrative Policy #22, entitled Employee Selection Review Procedure, and on the referral form for positions not designated under thaE directive. e. Promotions When an employee is promoted, the pay must be within the range of the new position. The rate of pay will be recommended by the Department Head and included on the Employee Selection Review Form for positions covered under Administrative Policy #22 and on the Referral Form for positions not designated under this policy. This decision may be based on criteria such as, but not limited to, the employee's current rate of pay, length of service, the difference in the grades of the two positions, and the mid-point of the new range. f. Demotions An employee involunuarily or voluntarily demoted to a lower grade shall receive compensation according to the grade into which the employee is placed. The Director of Personnel will designate the salary with final approval of the City Manager or his designee. An employee will not retain the same compen- sation that was received prior to the demotion, or be compensated at a rate less than the minimum salary for the grade to which demoted, nor may the maximum compensation for the position be exceeded. g. Transfers "Transfer" shall mean lateral re-assignment of an employee from one class to the same class, or to another position of the same grade. Such transfer may occur within or between departments. Any employee transferred to another class of